The French Minister of Defence visits our Naval Group's site in Lorient

During a visit to Lorient of the French Minister of the Armed Forces, Florence Parly, Naval Group received notification of the order for two FDI frigates by the French Defense Procurement Agency (DGA). The acceleration of the FDI program will support the activity of the Naval Group site in Lorient where the frigates are designed and built, also ensuring the preservation of skills.
The Minister also inaugurated the design platform for the new generation aircraft carrier, which brings together teams from Naval Group, Chantiers de l'Atlantique and TechnicAtome, and announced the notification of the Avant-Projet Sommaire (brief preliminary design) contract. The Minister also attended the signing by the CEO of Naval Group and the General Manager of Chantiers de l'Atlantique of the agreements creating a joint company they propose to the contract authority in order ensure the project management of the armed vessel (excluding the boiler rooms).